by John Macdonald | Feb 23, 2023 | The250
Ever wonder why prices at fast food and other volume-based retail establishments are $2.95, $1.10, and $5.15, rather than $3.00, $1.00, and $5.00? Wouldn’t it just make sense to use round numbers to make it easy on both the customer and the cashier? Teenagers.... by John Macdonald | Feb 22, 2023 | The250
For just a second, I didn’t move. Nobody did. A silence dropped over the entire room for what seemed like an hour. I had no idea what had happened, but now I could smell burnt hair. I looked down at the hair on my arms — most of it gone, and... by John Macdonald | Feb 21, 2023 | The250
In the summer of 1985, I was 15 and worked the inaugural season of Dorney Park’s Wildwater Kingdom. I learned a lot of life lessons in those short couple of months. I worked in the burger and fry joint stationed at the end of the wave pool. Get out of the... by John Macdonald | Feb 20, 2023 | The250
I can still remember the smell of the first computer I saw and touched. It was a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I. I was in fourth grade, and this was the library in Lower Milford Elementary school. What is that smell? It’s caused by the out-gassing of blah,... by John Macdonald | Feb 19, 2023 | The250
We have a Holy war in the software development world. Ours is an ancient topic invoking the same intense emotions as the debates around abortion, vaccinations, and crypto. Developers line up on either side, sling mud, and lose their shit over this topic like... by John Macdonald | Feb 18, 2023 | The250
I had no idea how to respond. At 22, I didn’t have the experience or skills even to know what to think, let alone what to say. So I just mumbled, “Uh, what?” with a blinking stare on my face. “I’m not going to teach you how to do...